tragopan

Any of several Asian pheasants of the genus Tragopan, the male of which has brilliant plumage, a brightly colored wattle, and two hornlike appendages on the head that inflate during courtship.

A pheasant of the genus Ceriornis, so called from the erectile fleshy horns on the head, suggestive of a faun or satyr; a horned pheasant. They are also called satyrs. One of the best-known is the crimson tragopan, C. satyra.

[capitalized] Same as Ceriornis.

Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the genus Ceriornis. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints, the back and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, and the head is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The crimson tragopan, or horned pheasant (Ceriornis satyra), of India is one of the best-known species.

A pheasant of the genus Tragopan.

brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head